biography
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Hughes, William Morris
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known as Billy
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| male
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| lived:
| (1862–1952)
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| biography:
| Australian statesman and prime minister (1915–23), born in London, UK. He went to Australia in 1884, entered the New South Wales and Commonwealth parliaments, and became federal prime minister. He was the major proponent of conscription in World War 1, and as Nationalist prime minister represented Australia at the Versailles conference. A founder of the United Australian Party in the early 1930s, he served in successive cabinets until 1941, and remained an MP until his death. |
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